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There are a variety of ways to access judgments of the courts.

Judgments of particular public interest issued by the Supreme Court, Court of Appeal and High Court are updated regularly and can be accessed below on each court's page tile. These judgments remain here for 90 days after delivery.

All Supreme Court judgments and more detailed information about cases coming before it, including synopses of live cases, summaries of cases that have been determined, and information about reserved decisions can be found under the Supreme Court section of this website.

The Ministry of Justice maintains Judicial Decisions Online, a searchable database of court judgments. Most senior courts judgments are published to the database. It includes judgments from:

New Zealand’s District Courts deal with approximately 200,000 criminal, family, youth and civil matters each year. Decisions from a representative sample of these cases, with emphasis on significant decisions of particular interest can be found on the District Court website.